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2 Samuelchapter 22

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2 Samuel 22— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

2 Samuel 22:10· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וַיֵּ֥טvaiyetand he bowedH5186שָׁמַ֖יִםshamayim[the] heavensH8064וַיֵּרַ֑דvaiyeradand he came downH3381וַעֲרָפֶ֖לvaarafeland thick darknessH6205תַּ֥חַתtachat[was] underH8478רַגְלָֽיו׃raglavfeet hisH7272

Rashi on II Samuel 22:10

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
He bent heaven. To take revenge from His enemies, from Mitzrayim and from Pharoah.

Read it in full at Sefaria · The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J

Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 22:10

Targum
And He bent down the heavens and his Glory was revealed, and a dark cloud covered before Him.

Read it in full at Sefaria · The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002

2 Samuel 22:12· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וַיָּ֥שֶׁתvaiyashetand he putH7896חֹ֛שֶׁךְchoshekhdarknessH2822סְבִיבֹתָ֖יוsevivotavaround himH5439סֻכּ֑וֹתsukotsheltersH5521חַֽשְׁרַת־chashrat-a sieve ofH2841מַ֖יִםmayimwatersH4325עָבֵ֥יʾaveidark clouds ofH5645שְׁחָקִֽים׃shechakimcloudsH7834

Rashi on II Samuel 22:12

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
He put [a protective] darkness around. For [protective] cover as it says, "The pillar of cloud and the darkness separated between Mitzrayim and Yisroel." 12 See Shemos:20.

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2 Samuel 22:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

מִנֹּ֖גַהּminogahfrom [the] brightnessH5051נֶגְדּ֑וֹnegdobefore himH5048בָּעֲר֖וּbaaruthey burnedH1197גַּחֲלֵי־gachalei-coals ofH1513אֵֽשׁ׃ʾeshfireH784

Rashi on II Samuel 22:13

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
From the brightness before Him. You should not conclude that He dwells in darkness. I.e., because the previous verse mentioned darkness in connection with God. Furthermore, the verse here is describing punishment meted out to Yisroel’s enemies. The verse is telling us that the punishment’s source is light.

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